Share an example of a challenge you've faced at work. Describe a time you had to make a difficult decision in your role. Tell me about a mistake you've made on the job. We've all probably heard some ...

When you are preparing for an interview, one of your goals is to make sure you feel ready to answer any question that is thrown your way. However, for many, it can be difficult to know how to quickly ...

Talking with job hunters in my individual coaching sessions or those attending my Interview Preparation class, most say that the situational questions are the most difficult to answer. This interview ...

Heading into a job interview without a plan for structuring your answers is a bad idea. But nearly as bad is going in with a plan that's outdated and inadequate to the task. Most candidates have at ...

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Did you freeze up the last time an interviewer opened a question with "Tell me about a time when…"? That's a behavioral interview question, and many interviewees find them tricky to handle. Job ...

When you are interviewing for jobs, you will often be faced with behavioral-based questions. These are often situational questions that focus on where you have used skills that are relevant to the job ...

When being interviewed for a job, you’ll likely be asked a combination of question types, including traditional, situational, and behavioral. Out of all of these, behavioral questions have become one ...

The STAR and PARADE methods of answering behavioral interview questions are both popular. They can help when you're asked about a time you faced a challenge or made a mistake at work, for example.